UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of March 2021
Commission File Number 001-33098
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
5-5, Otemachi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8176
Japan
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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THIS REPORT ON FORM 6-K SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THE PROSPECTUS FORMING A PART OF MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.’S REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM F-3 (FILE NO. 333-233354) AND TO BE A PART OF SUCH PROSPECTUS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH THIS REPORT IS FURNISHED, TO THE EXTENT NOT SUPERSEDED BY DOCUMENTS OR REPORTS SUBSEQUENTLY FILED OR FURNISHED.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Date: March 22, 2021 | ||
| Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Makoto Umemiya | |
| Name: | Makoto Umemiya | |
| Title: | Senior Managing Executive Officer / Group CFO | |
March 22, 2021
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
Changes of Directors and Executive Officers
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. hereby announces changes of Member of the Board of Directors and Executive Officers (including changes in their areas of responsibility, etc.).
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Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (MHFG)
| 1. | Change of Member of the Board of Directors |
Member of the Board of Directors scheduled to resign (Effective as of April 1, 2021)
| Hiroaki Ehara | (Currently Member of the Board of Directors and Managing Executive Officer) |
| 2. | Changes of Executive Officers |
Executive Officers in this section mean either executive officers as defined in the Companies Act or executive officers as defined in our internal regulations.
Name | New Position (Effective as of April 1, 2021) | Current Position | ||
| Seiji Imai | Deputy President & Senior Executive Officer (Representative Executive Officer)
Head of Corporate & Institutional Company / Head of Global Corporate Company
| Senior Managing Executive Officer (Representative Executive Officer)
Head of Corporate & Institutional Company / Head of Global Products Unit | ||
| Masahiro Otsuka(Note) | Senior Managing Executive Officer
Head of Retail & Business Banking Company | (same as on the left) | ||
| Masahiro Kihara | Managing Executive Officer
Head of Global Products Unit / Deputy Head of Corporate & Institutional Company / Deputy Head of Global Corporate Company | Managing Executive Officer
Deputy Head of Strategic Planning Group / Deputy Head of Financial Control & Accounting Group | ||
| Naoshi Inomata | Managing Executive Officer
Head of Strategic Planning Group
| Managing Executive Officer
Head of Strategic Planning Group / In Charge of Specially Assigned Matters | ||
| Nobuhiro Kaminoyama | Managing Executive Officer
Head of Human Resources Group / General Manager of Corporate Secretariat | Executive Officer
General Manager of Corporate Secretariat | ||
| Hiroshi Nagamine | Resigned | Senior Managing Executive Officer
Head of Global Corporate Company / Deputy Head of Global Products Unit | ||
| Hiroaki Ehara | Resigned
To be Deputy President & Executive Officer (Representative Director) of MHTB | Managing Executive Officer
Head of Human Resources Group | ||
| (Note) | Mr. Masahiro Otsuka will remain Senior Managing Executive Officer of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. due to the change of announcement on February 19, 2021. |
The management changes described above are subject to any approval or permission required being obtained from the relevant regulatory or other authorities.
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